Mermaid Beach
Queensland—Legislative Assembly
Map of the electoral district of Mermaid Beach 2017
StateQueensland
Dates current2009–present
MPRay Stevens
PartyLiberal National
NamesakeMermaid Beach
Electors35,823 (2020)
Area23 km2 (8.9 sq mi)
DemographicInner-metropolitan
Coordinates28°3′S 153°25′E / 28.050°S 153.417°E / -28.050; 153.417
Electorates around Mermaid Beach:
Mudgeeraba Surfers Paradise Coral Sea
Mudgeeraba Mermaid Beach Coral Sea
Mudgeeraba Burleigh Coral Sea
2008 map

Mermaid Beach is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. The district is based in the southern part of the Gold Coast.[1]

Geography

A compact urban, coastal electorate, Mermaid Beach includes the Gold Coast suburbs of Mermaid Beach, Mermaid Waters, Broadbeach Waters, Merrimac, Miami and parts of Robina.

History

Essentially a new name for the former district of Robina, Mermaid Beach was first created for the 2009 state election. Its inaugural member is Ray Stevens, previously the member for Robina.

Members for Mermaid Beach

Member Party Term
  Ray Stevens Liberal National 2009–present

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Mermaid Beach
2020 Queensland state election: Mermaid Beach[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Ray Stevens 12,604 44.07 −1.48
Labor Carl Ungerer 8,721 30.49 +5.74
Greens Zai Harris 3,090 10.80 +1.13
One Nation Stephen James 1,434 5.01 +5.01
Legalise Cannabis Deb Lynch 1,142 3.99 +3.99
Independent Tory Jones 506 1.77 +1.77
United Australia Hristo Avdjiev 375 1.31 +1.31
Independent Rhett Holt 302 1.06 +1.06
Independent Nicholas McArthur-Williams 254 0.89 +0.89
Civil Liberties & Motorists Suphakan (Mod) Somsriruen 174 0.61 +0.61
Total formal votes 28,602 93.86 +0.50
Informal votes 1,870 6.14 −0.50
Turnout 30,472 85.06 +1.63
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Ray Stevens 15,558 54.39 −1.87
Labor Carl Ungerer 13,044 45.61 +1.87
Liberal National hold Swing −1.87
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Primary vote results in Mermaid Beach (Parties that have never gotten 5% of the vote are omitted)
  Liberal National
  Labor
  Greens
  Family First
  Palmer United/United Australia Party
  One Nation
  Katter's Australian
  Independent
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Two-party-preferred vote vote results in Mermaid Beach

References

  1. ^ "Representatives of Queensland State Electorates 1860-2017" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2012-2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 April 2020.
  2. ^ 2020 State General Election – Mermaid Beach – District Summary, ECQ.

External links

Electoral districts of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
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